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festingerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fes-tin-ge-ri-an
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Leon Festinger (1919–1989), American social psychologist, responsible for the development of the theory of cognitive dissonance.

Etymology

From Festinger + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

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Questions

What does festingerian mean?
Of or relating to Leon Festinger (1919–1989), American social psychologist, responsible for the development of the theory of cognitive dissonance.
Where does festingerian come from?
From Festinger + -ian.

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